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It was a wild one last night here in Cincinnati with the Cardinals prevailing 12-11, thanks to a 10-run inning. Unfortunately for the Reds, that's now four straight losses and they've lost their fair share of "close ones" this year, which is why they are in last place in the NL Central despite a positive run differential (+28). St. Louis is now very much alive in the playoff hunt after winning six of their last seven, but we see them taking a "step back" tonight. Cardinals pitching isn't the same on the road as it is at home and Miles Mikolas is very representative of that statement. We took the Under with Mikolas (it won), at home, his last time out. He tossed a complete game shutout vs. Pittsburgh, improving his ERA and WHIP to 2.15 and 0.95 at Busch Stadium. But on the road, Mikolas is 1-5 with a 7.68 ERA and 1.68 WHIP. Luis Castillo has been excellent for the Reds this year, especially at home with a 1.83 ERA and 0.88 WHIP. He also just struck out 10 in a win at Wrigley Field on Monday. We saw the Cards give up 11 runs yesterday and it's highly unlikely they'll have that one big inning again tonight. That means an "L" in a starting pitching matchup that is NOT in their favor. Play on CINCINNATI

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